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At 3:30 AM local time in Ukraine/8:30 PM EDT almost all of Ukraine is under air raid alert. Drone swarms are moving from east to west and the indicators for Russian MiG-31s are up over western Russia and the Black Sea on the air raid alert maps.
Currently, many oblasts of Ukraine are under attack by russian Shahed drones. Moreover, monitoring channels are reporting the takeoff of the russian bombers, meaning that tonight Ukraine is likely to be under yet another massive combined attack.
— Iryna Voichuk (@irynavoichuk.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Russian missiles are entering Ukrainian airspace
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Kyiv right now‼️ civilians are taking shelter in metro stations as Russian drones and missiles are attacking Ukraine.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Drone situation: Swarms of Russian/Iranian Shahed flying bomb drones heading west – likely to Starokostyantyniv air base In Khmelnytsky Oblast. Meanwhile, reports that Russian Tu-95 bombers have launched cruise missiles.
— Euan MacDonald (@euanmacdonald.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Earlier today:
Zelenskyy confirms RF attack on Odesa, with new waves launched. Strikes also hit Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Sumy regions. Odesa reports 8 injured, damage to civilian infrastructure, homes, stables, cars. Local reports note at least one horse killed.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Now we wait and watch safely from afar.
All reports confirm that U.S. aid deliveries to Ukraine have resumed, — Zelenskyy.
“We have high-level political signals—positive signals, including from the United States and our European friends. According to all reports, deliveries have resumed,” the president said in his evening address.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Here is President Zelenskyy’s address from earlier today. Video below, English transcript after the jump.
We Are Now Working With Our Partners on New Supplies, Increased Weapons Production in Ukraine, and Equipping Our Army – Address by the President
11 July 2025 – 19:55
I wish you good health, fellow Ukrainians!
A quick update on today.
I spoke with our military officials. They reported on the frontline and our operations. I am grateful to all our warriors for their resilience. Right now, we are working with our partners on new supplies, increased weapons production in Ukraine, and equipping our army. We already have good agreements, and we expect to reach more – we will be working on them in the coming weeks. It is vital to implement every agreement as swiftly as possible, so that it is genuinely felt there are more forces and assets, more protection for our skies, and more air defense systems. These are key priorities. We have received political signals at the highest level – good signals – including from the United States and from our European friends. According to all reports, aid shipments have been restored. We will continue our work next week with the American side at the military level, in particular, our military will be working with General Kellogg. We are also preparing new European defense packages. We expect strong steps soon, including on sanctions against Russia for this war – pressure must take effect.
Today, I want to especially praise our warriors – those who stood out most during the week. Different sectors of the frontline, different units of ours– one incredibly important outcome: defense against the occupier held firm. In our Sumy region – the 95th Air Assault Brigade. Thank you, guys! In our Kharkiv region – the 42nd Mechanized Brigade, the 92nd Assault Brigade, and the 13th Khartiia Operational Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, who are effectively repelling Russian attempts to launch an offensive – thank you, guys! For the resilience in Vovchansk, I thank the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade. Kupyansk direction, the 3rd Assault Brigade – thank you! Toretsk direction – the 100th Mechanized Brigade. Well done! Kramatorsk direction – the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade – thank you! Dobropillya direction – the 82nd Air Assault Brigade and the 1st Separate Assault Regiment. Thank you very much, warriors! In the Pokrovsk direction, the 25th Air Assault Brigade has a lot to be commended for. And also in the Novopavlivka direction – the warriors of the 5th Assault and 46th Airmobile Brigades. Thank you all – our warriors! Thanks to everyone who supports them!
And one more thing.
I expect detailed reports from government officials and from the Office team on every agreement reached with our partners, on every expected result: what has been achieved and what is still in progress. There will be conclusions – personal, staff-related conclusions.
Glory to Ukraine!
Georgia:
For the 226th consecutive day, Rustaveli avenue is blocked in Tbilisi. Protests continue in 8+ cities across Georgia. 🇬🇪✊
— Rusudan Djakeli (@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Regime prisoners in Georgia send us letters, and they’ve now been issued as a regular newspaper!
There’s also a newspaper proper by several regime prisoners.
Day 226 of #GeorgiaProtests
📷 MOSE
— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Out of 89 MPs in Georgia’s single-party, illegitimate parliament:
● 33 are official millionairesMeanwhile, in a country of <4M:
● 700K+ rely on aid
● 350K live below poverty line
● 144K children go hungryResearch done by activist Salome Simonia
— Rusudan Djakeli (@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The important and indicative thing about this incident is the accumulated collective anger towards the regime (and all their representatives), as well as the lack of fear from the people around to stand up for each other.
The Georgian public is a powder keg at the moment.
— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The video’s longer than a minute. Here’s a Facebook link. www.facebook.com/share/v/1HSp…
— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
1/ The Prague Civil Society Centre has published a post on social media regarding journalist and Batumelebi/Netgazeti co-founder, Mzia Amaglobeli, calling for her release:
— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM
2/ “It has been six months since Mzia Amaglobeli was detained during a protest in Georgia. The journalist is still being held in pre-trial detention for slapping a police officer who had been verbally assaulting her”.
— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM
3/ “Mzia is now at risk of losing her eyesight due to a progressive disease. Despite this, she has not received any treatment since February”.
— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM
4/ “We call for Mzia’s immediate release and proper medical care”, the statement reads”.
— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM
🟥 July 11 marks 6 months since the first unlawful detention of Mzia Amaglobeli, founding CEO of Batumelebi & Netgazeti. Her health is worsening in custody
🟥 Eter Turadze’s July 4 courtroom testimony about Mzia
‼️This is court-provided footage, we dubbed it in English.
#FreeMzia #RepressionInGeorgia— Batumelebi&Netgazeti (@netgazeti.org) July 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The US:
Trump offers to send more arms to Ukraine via Nato allies https://on.ft.com/3Iqn1el
— Financial Times (@financialtimes.com) July 11, 2025 at 5:43 AM
From The Financial Times:
Donald Trump has said he plans to make a “major statement” on Russia next week, as he signalled the US would sell more weapons to allies to send to Ukraine, including Patriot missile systems.
The US president renewed his criticism of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in an interview with NBC News, and said the new weapons deliveries would be sent through other members of the Nato alliance, rather than directly from the US.
“I’m disappointed in Russia, but we’ll see what happens over the next couple of weeks . . . I think I’ll have a major statement to make on Russia on Monday,” Trump said.
Trump’s comments came amid warming ties with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and an apparent cooling of relations with Putin.
Zelenskyy said in Rome on Thursday that he had had “a positive dialogue with President Trump on the Patriot systems” when the two spoke by phone last week.
Trump earlier this week said he was “not happy” with the Russian leader for failing to find an end to the war.
The US president said he had reached what he called a new deal for sending weapons to Ukraine, through purchases made by Nato allies.
“We’re sending weapons to Nato, and Nato is paying for those weapons, 100 per cent . . . The weapons that are going out are going to Nato, and then Nato is going to be giving those weapons [to Ukraine], and Nato is paying for those weapons,” Trump said.
“We are going to be sending Patriots to Nato and then Nato will distribute that,” he added.
Nato, of which the US is the biggest member, does not collectively purchase weapons, but some members of the alliance have indicated their willingness to purchase more weapons on behalf of Ukraine. Germany has offered to buy two Patriot systems from the US to give to Kyiv.
A German government spokesman said on Friday that “close consultations” were taking place with the US on the issue, while declining to give further details.
German defence minister Boris Pistorius will also raise the matter with his US counterpart Pete Hegseth on a visit to Washington on Monday.
The US-made Patriot systems are some of Washington’s most advanced air defence weapons and a key part of Ukraine’s defences against Russian attacks. They are the only air defence weapon in Kyiv’s arsenal capable of downing Russia’s hypersonic ballistic missiles.
Zelenskyy said he had requested from Trump “10 Patriot systems and the corresponding volume of missiles for these systems”, and had secured agreements with Germany and Norway for the purchase of three Patriot systems from the US.
More at the link.
And if I say this is not even nearly enough will omuricans get mad at me
— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This is one (1) Patriot battery
— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Back to Ukraine:
Thank you once again, New York Post, for being a strong voice of justice.
Your words matter — they help save our lives.— Olena Halushka (@halushka.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
WARNING!! WARNING!! GRAPHIC IMAGERY!! WARNING!! WARNING!!
The New York Post’s July 11th edition shows the body of 14-month-old Dmytryk on its cover, killed by a drone manually operated by a Russian operator. It’s a relief the world is seeing the truth, but devastating that it takes such unimaginable pain and suffering to be noticed
— Tatarigami (@tatarigami.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I know moderation put a label on New York Post image, but I’m not sure how necessary that is, given that it’s literally printed on a cover of the New York Post. It kind of kills the entire message.
— Tatarigami (@tatarigami.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Thank you, NY Post for your crucial work in exposing Russia’s true brutality.
The rest of the world needs to follow. The deliberate murder of a child by a drone operator who observed everything in real-time and choose his target isn’t an accident, it’s a conscious choice.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
One that Russians make every day, and it demands global attention.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
ALL CLEAR!!!!
Kharkiv:
5:07 AM local time/10:07 PM EDT:
More explosions in Kharkiv ‼️
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
4:47 AM in Kharkiv:
Explosions in Kharkiv ‼️ the city is under russian drone +glide bomb attack right now ‼️
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
4:38 AM in Kharkiv:
Russian drones over Kharkiv right now ‼️
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
At dawn, russian drones struck Kharkiv. The blast damaged a maternity hospital — mothers and newborns were evacuated. Homes and civilian infrastructure were also damaged. Nine civilians were injured.
📷Gwara
— Iryna Voichuk (@irynavoichuk.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
This morning, multiple women and newborns were evacuated after a Russian drone strike damaged the maternity hospital in Kharkiv.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Kharkiv, after this morning’s Russian drone attack. at least 9 people injured, including several newborns‼️
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 4:19 AM
In Kharkiv, three women and two boys born yesterday, along with one born on July 8th, needed medical attention following this morning’s russian drone attack.
The mothers and infants were diagnosed with acute stress reaction.
All of them were in the maternity hospital that came under attack today.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Kharkiv after today’s russian drone strike
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 5:10 AM
My morning began with a Russian drone attack on downtown Kharkiv. Several people were injured, including women and babies at a damaged maternity hospital.
This level of brutality is impossible to normalize. It knocks the air out of me every time. Because why? For what purpose?
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Odesa:
We barely had a moment to process this when news arrived of another strike on Odesa. Eleven people were injured, among them a well-known volunteer whose only crime was being Ukrainian and walking in a parking lot.
They also struck a stable, killing and injuring defenseless animals.
Again, why?
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
WARNING!! WARNING!! GRAPHIC IMAGERY!! WARNING!! WARNING!!
A Russian drone attack on Odesa today damaged a horse stable. 1 horse was killed, and several others were injured.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Odesa today.
Russian strike injured 11 people, several horses and ponies, and killed 1 horse.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Keep in mind: these drones are operated by people. This is the same as shooting a horse point blank.
— Irina (@irinam.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The only message from the woman’s social media page is “I’m sorry my baby, I couldn’t save you”
— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
ALL CLEAR!!!!
Interception of the Russian Shahed over Odesa.
— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Meanwhile, Russians share photos of Shahed drones marked in Ukrainian: “For military enlistment offices from Odesa locals.”
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Kyiv:
Kyiv. Doctors delivering a donor heart for transplantation at night
— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
May every country that allowed this meet the future it deserves
— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
4 hours until they reach launching positions + 1 hour for launch, so 5 hours for sleep until we’re screaming crying throwing up from explosions again chat
— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
That was posted five hours ago.
A civilian aircraft flew over Kyiv for the first time in 3 years, im shocked by a civilian aircraft, it’s a whole sensation in the city, it’s too unusual to see something other than drones and missiles in the sky
— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
People literally stopped their cars to look
— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Also currently over Ukraine: two objects labeled “PTN PNH 1” and “PTN PNH 2,” according to Flightradar24. The callsign is a well-known Ukrainian abbreviation that translates roughly as “Putin, f*** off.”
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Lutsk, Volyn Oblast:
Lutsk right now ‼️
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast:
A North Korean Type 75 multiple rocket launcher was destroyed by Ukraine’s 1st Presidential Brigade in the Kupiansk sector. The system was targeted before it could launch.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The Kursk cross border offensive:
More Russian losses from the attack on the headquarters of the 155th Brigade in the Kursk region continue to emerge: –
– commander of the 155th separate brigade, Colonel Ilyin Sergei;
– chief of staff of the 155th separate brigade, Colonel Bashkardin Leonid— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Zaporizhzhia Oblast:
A Ukrainian MiG-29 jet destroyed a Russian crossing on temporarily occupied territory in Zaporizhzhia region with two strikes using precision-guided bombs.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The Kramatorsk-Dobropillia axis:
Ukraine’s 46th Brigade publishes new footage of Russian FPV drone strikes on the Kramatorsk–Dobropillia route. Russian units have reached operational strike range and are conducting over 100 attacks in a short timeframe, DeepState reports.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Russia:
Massive overnight drone attack hit several regions in Russia. Explosions reported in Moscow region, Tula, Kursk, and Taganrog. A drone plant near Moscow and missile system design bureau in Tula were among the targets. Russia says 155 drones were involved.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Khanty-Mansi Oblast, Russia:
According to UNIAN, citing sources in Ukraine’s HUR, a gas pipeline exploded in Russia’s Khanty-Mansi region on July 10, sparking a major fire and cutting supply to defense plants in Chelyabinsk, Orenburg and Sverdlovsk. Estimated losses exceed $76M. Repairs may take up to a month.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM
That’s enough for tonight.
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Sadly, because of the war, the number of cats and dogs needing a home in Ukraine is immense.
If you’re in Europe and thinking about adopting, please consider Ukrainian shelters🥺❤️
— Oksii ✚ 🇺🇦 (@oksii33.ukr.monster) July 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Veronika Krasevych, an 11-year-old Ukrainian girl.
Fight like a girl, any way you can.
(Her small story, from 2023, is in the alt-text)
#FightLikeAGirl
#TheAlliedForces
#MenWithCats
and young girls too— Greg Morosoff (@gregmorosoff.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
From the alt text:
Veronika Krasevych, an 11-year-old Ukrainian girl, feeds a feral cat near her building destroyed by a Russian military strike in the town of Borodianka, outside of Kyiv, Ukraine. After her cat got lost during the attack on her building, Veronika comes every day and feeds stray cats in the same place.
Open thread!
Teresa
Every day I read your post. Every day I pray that Putin dies.
pieceofpeace
Thank you, Adam. Be good to yourself. Damn these attacks.
Parfigliano
@Teresa: I hope he takes many Russian soldiers with him.
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@pieceofpeace: You’re welcome.
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